Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एष कालानलप्रख्यो मयूरं समुपस्थितः । रक्षिता वो महासेनः कथं भीतिस्तथापि वः

Transliteration

eṣa kālānalaprakhyo mayūraṃ samupasthitaḥ | rakṣitā vo mahāsenaḥ kathaṃ bhītistathāpi vaḥ

Translation

Di sini berdirinya Mahāsena, bersinar seperti api Masa, menunggang burung merak. Dia adalah pelindung kamu—bagaimana ketakutan masih boleh wujud di kalangan kamu?

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eṣa (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कालानलप्रख्यः: like the fire of time (apocalyptic fire)
• कालानलप्रख्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (काल) + anala (अनल) + prakhya (प्रख्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान-निर्देश): कालानल-सदृशः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मयूरम्: Mayūra (the peacock)
• मयूरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mayūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समुपस्थितः: has arrived, is present
• समुपस्थितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + upa + sthā (स्था धातु) + क्त (Kridanta)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे ‘आगतः/उपस्थितः’

• रक्षिता: protector
• रक्षिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣ (रक्ष् धातु) + तृ (Kridanta)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वः: of you / for you
• वः: Sampradana/Adhikarana (Beneficiary/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen./Dat.), बहुवचन; ‘युष्माकम्/युष्मभ्यम्’

• महासेनः: Mahāsena (Skanda)
• महासेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (महा) + sena (सेन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: महती सेना यस्य/महासेनः (कार्त्तिकेयस्य नाम); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• भीतिः: fear
• भीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथापि: even then, nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Concession/विरोध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोध-अव्यय (concessive: even so)

• वः: your
• वः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Gen.), बहुवचन

Speaker

Purandara (Indra) [context: he begins speaking in shloka 20; continues here]

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahāsena stands revealed, blazing like apocalyptic fire, mounted on a peacock with iridescent spread feathers; Devas turn from fear to awe as his radiance cuts through battlefield smoke.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāsena (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Mayūra (peacock)
• Kālānala (time-fire, metaphor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembrance of the Lord as protector dispels fear; devotion (śaraṇāgati) transforms panic into steadfastness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is praised; the verse glorifies Skanda (Mahāsena) as divine guardian.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is taking refuge in Skanda through remembrance and trust.